The Umbrella Academy is Coming to Netflix as a Live-Action Series

The Umbrella Academy as a live-action series!

Netflix: The Umbrella Academy Live-Action Series

Netflix will bring a new 10-episode live-action series of The Umbrella Academy to it’s members in 2018. The Umbrella Academy live-action series is based on the graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way (from My Chemical Romance) and illustrated by Gabriel Ba. The series follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes. The Monocle, Spaceboy, The Kraken, The Rumor, The Seance, Number Five, The Horror and the White Violin will work together to solve their father’s mysterious death while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent abilities and personalities. The comic series that was originally published by Dark Horse Comics, garnered much praise from fans and critics for its alternate and twisted take on the superhero genre.

There is no trailer or exact date for when The Umbrella Academy will hit Netflix but it will be sometime in 2018. We will make another post once those are revealed.